[Python-Dev] Pre-PEP: Unifying try-except and try-finally

[Greg Ewing]

Nick Coghlan wrote:

> What does a try statement with neither an except clause nor a finally clause mean?

I guess it would mean the same as

   if 1:
     ...

Not particularly useful, but maybe it's not worth complexifying
the grammar just for the sake of disallowing it.

Also, some people might find it useful for indenting a block
of code for cosmetic reasons, although that could easily
be seen as an abuse...

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